Ronald Muldrow

Ronald Muldrow (February 2, 1949 in Chicago – January 31, 2007 in Los Angeles) was an American soul jazz and hard bop jazz guitarist.

As an emerging jazz guitarist in the early 1970s, Muldrow connected with soul-jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris and contributed to many of his Atlantic albums from 1971 to 1976 and reunited with the saxophonist on Listen Here (1982).

A teenage Muldrow heard jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery play "Canadian Sunset" on the radio and was captivated. His first big-time gig was with the Staple Singers, a gospel group. He also taught at various colleges and had published guitar-instruction books. Muldrow began forming bands in high school and earned a bachelor's in jazz studies from Roosevelt University in Illinois and a master's in studio and jazz guitar from the  USC Thornton School of Music.

Musician Georgia Anne Muldrow is his daughter.

As leader

 * Yesterdays (Enja, 1993)
 * Diaspora (Enja, 1995)
 * Facing Wes (Kokopelli, 1996)
 * Freedom's Serenade (Double-Time, 1999)
 * Mapenzi (Joh-Bev, 2003)

As sideman
With Eddie Harris
 * Instant Death (Atlantic, 1972)
 * Eddie Harris Sings the Blues (Atlantic, 1972)
 * Excursions (Atlantic, 1973)
 * Is It In (Atlantic, 1974)
 * Bad Luck Is All I Have (Atlantic, 1975)
 * I Need Some Money (Atlantic, 1975)
 * That Is Why You're Overweight (Atlantic, 1975)
 * The Reason Why I'm Talking S--t (Atlantic, 1976)
 * How Can You Live Like That? (Atlantic, 1977)
 * Listen Here! (Enja, 1993)

With others
 * Les DeMerle, Concerts by the Sea (Bar T, 1978)
 * Les DeMerle, Transcendental Watusi! (United National, 1979)
 * Hubert Laws, Family (Columbia, 1980)
 * Phil Perry, My Book of Love (Private Music, 2000)
 * Sweet Baby J'ai, Evolution (Sunset Music, 2002)
 * Luther Thomas, Yo' Momma (Moers, 1981)